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Look up: insinuate

  1. insinuate
    suggest unpleasantly make a way for something gently 
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  2. insinuate
    [v] - introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Insinuate
    Insinuate: In the biomedical sciences, to introduce slowly, through a winding or narrow passage, or by a persistent movement. The term 'insinuate' in this sense carries the connotation of introducing artfully and gently, as a cardiologist would do in insinuating a catheter (a tube) into the arteries of ones heart. The origin of 'insinuate' is curio ...
    Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.

  4. Insinuate
    In·sin'u·ate transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Insinuated ; present participle & verbal noun Insinuating .] [ Latin insinuatus , past participle of insinuare to insinuate; prefix in- in + sinus the bosom. See Sinuous .] 1. To introduce gently or slowly, as by a winding or narrow ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/I/68

  5. Insinuate
    In·sin'u·ate intransitive verb 1. To creep, wind, or flow in; to enter gently, slowly, or imperceptibly, as into crevices. 2. To ingratiate one's self; to obtain access or favor by flattery or cunning. « He would insinuate with thee but to make thee sigh.» Shak. « To insinuate , flatter, bow, and bend my limbs.» Shak.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/I/68

  6. insinuate
    1. To introduce gently or slowly, as by a winding or narrow passage, or a gentle, persistent movement. 'The water easily insinuates itself into, and placidly distends, the vessels of vegetables.' (Woodward) ... 2. To introduce artfully; to infuse gently; to instill. 'All the art of rhetoric, besides order and clearness, are for nothing else but to i ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  7. insinuate
    verb introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner; `He insinuated himself into the conversation of the people at the nearby table`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  8. Insinuate
    • (v. t.) To introduce artfully; to infuse gently; to instill. • (v. t.) To hint; to suggest by remote allusion; -- often used derogatorily; as, did you mean to insinuate anything? • (v. i.) To ingratiate one`s self; to obtain access or favor by flattery or cunning. • (v. t.) To introduce gently or slowly, as by a winding or nar...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  9. insinuate
    insinuate 1. To hint at something unpleasant or to suggest it indirectly and gradually. 2. To introduce oneself gradually and cunningly into a position; especially, a place of confidence or favor. 3. To suggest or to hint slyly: 'She insinuated that the boys were lying. 4. To introduce or to insert (oneself) by subtle and artful means. 5. Etymology: fro...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf


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